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[exp]
[pol,uk]
▶ nice to meet you ▶ I'm glad to make your acquaintance ▶ how do you do? |
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| 7. | A 2022-10-04 22:45:02 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| 6. | A* 2022-10-04 21:20:54 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | gg5, prog |
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| Comments: | I'm surprised we were missing "nice to meet you". "How do you do?" is fine. A little old-fashioned but probably the closest equivalent to the Japanese expression. |
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| Diff: | @@ -20 +20,3 @@ -<gloss>glad to make your acquaintance</gloss> +<gloss>nice to meet you</gloss> +<gloss>I'm glad to make your acquaintance</gloss> +<gloss>how do you do?</gloss> |
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| 5. | A 2022-10-03 04:58:58 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | 初めまして 4276522 23.3% 始めまして 527061 2.9% はじめまして 13511910 73.8% |
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| Comments: | OK |
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| 4. | A* 2022-10-03 03:15:08 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | Or this? |
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| Diff: | @@ -20,3 +20 @@ -<s_inf>used when greeting sb for the first time</s_inf> -<gloss>how do you do?</gloss> -<gloss>I am glad to meet you</gloss> +<gloss>glad to make your acquaintance</gloss> |
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| 3. | A* 2022-10-03 03:13:41 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
| Diff: | @@ -5,0 +6 @@ +<ke_pri>spec1</ke_pri> @@ -8,0 +10 @@ +<ke_pri>spec1</ke_pri> @@ -11,0 +14 @@ +<re_pri>spec1</re_pri> @@ -14,0 +18 @@ +<misc>&pol;</misc> @@ -16 +20,2 @@ -<gloss>How do you do?</gloss> +<s_inf>used when greeting sb for the first time</s_inf> +<gloss>how do you do?</gloss> |
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